The parent with whom under-age, unmarried children live generally fulfils his or her maintenance obligation by caring for and bringing up the children, while the other parent is obliged to contribute to child maintenance by money payments, which are referred to as cash maintenance.
El padre o la madre con quien vive un menor soltero por lo general cumple con su obligación alimentaria al cuidar y criar al hijo, en tanto que el otro está obligado a contribuir a la manutención del niño mediante pagos monetarios que constituyen la pensión alimenticia.